What's a cheap and reliable website for barstock?

I've been using crappy scrap metals from a really small and not very steel rich junkyard for a while but now I really wanna step it up and get some good barstock. I don't have any metal fabricators and anything similar within many many miles of me, and I don't want to have to go super far to get like 50 bucks worth of stock, so are there any good websites to buy from for relatively cheap? I'm trying my hand in making tools now like axes, knives, etc., so I guess a high carbon steel like 1080 would be preferable.

Posted May 27, 2021, 9:52 PM UTC

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brakkk1•

I’ve had luck with https://newjerseysteelbaron.com Good selection, reasonable prices, best shipping rates you can expect for shipping metal.

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justice27123•

I prefer alpha knife supply.

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bigwink74•

www.popsknife.supplies i buy from them constantly they are a great company and good shipping rates.

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bigwink74•

for me my average shipping cost for one single 4 foot flat stock bar is about 11.50 and thats from georgia to north east ohio.

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